Tehran Bus Rapid Transit
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Tehran Bus Rapid Transit was officially inaugurated in 2008 in order to facilitate the motor traffic in Tehran. As at 2011 the bus rapid transit (BRT) system had a network of 100 kilometers which transports 1.8 million passengers on a daily basis.[1]
Routes
[edit]Tehran has currently 10 BRT lines.[2]
- Line 1: Azadi Terminal to Tehranpars crossroad (Jan. 2008)
- Line 2: Azadi Terminal to Khavaran Terminal
- Line 3: Science & Tech Terminal to Khavaran Terminal (Feb. 2009)
- Line 4: Tehran South Terminal to Chamran Highway-Parkway Intersection (Afshar Terminal)
- Line 5: Science & Tech (Elm-o-san'at (Persian: دانشگاه علم و صنعت) Terminal to Argentina Sq. (Beihaghi Terminal)
- Line 6: Chamran Highway-Parkway Intersection (Afshar Terminal) to Sohanak (Laleh Terminal)
- Line 7: Railway station that is located in southern part of Tehran to Tajrish that is located in northern part of Tehran. (Valiasr Ave.)
- Line 8: Tehran South Terminal to Khavaran Terminal
- Line 9: Sohanak (Laleh Terminal) to Javanmard Ghassab Metro Station
- Line 10: Azadi Sq. to Daneshgah Azad sq. in Hesarak
Tehran's mayor, Dr. Ghalibaf addressed the inaugural ceremony saying: The total length of BRT in Tehran is about 150 km that will be increased to 300 km in future.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Turquoise Partners: Iran Investment Monthly (February 2011) Retrieved April 30, 2011
- ^ Tehran Mayor Inaugurates 1st BRT Line[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit] Media related to BRT in Tehran at Wikimedia Commons